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Hy,

I found a problem with the Rebuild Thumbs.

I have this answer when I try :

Synchronizing the database with the image folder

Skipping file: .empty not readable.
Done (Synchronized 0 images).

Resizing

Done (resized 0 images).

Thanks for help.

Nibeck

So, where's the problem? The output tells you that the file or directory ".empty" is not readable.

Regards,
Garvin

Ok, well I am having the same issue and while it might seem obvious to a "core developer" it's not to a standard person like me.

As far as I can tell .empty is an invisible file, and even when viewing invisible files it does not exist anywhere in my site.

Further info generated by the error says:
Unable to execute: "/usr/bin/convert -antialias -resize

So if I'm understanding, that is telling me that there is a path somewhere in the code that is assuming Serendipy installed it's "convert" script in my /usr/bin directory. I don't believe that is a correct path, however as my web host names the directory differently. Can you please tell me where this is being called from so I can change that path? Is that what I would need to do?

Thanks much

Hi!

In serendipity 1.1 those ".empty" files should be discarded now, because I agree it might seem strange to a user that this shows up.

You could simply remove that file via FTP from your directory, this will make no trouble.

Unable to execute: "/usr/bin/convert -antialias -resize

This means that on your server, imagemagick cannot be executed. You will need to enter your s9y configuration and set "Use Imagemagick" to "No" - or if you know that a different path should be used, you can enter that as well.

HTH,
Garvin